# 1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 15th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–9 and a conference record of 6–8, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 13 | Charlie Brown | F | 6–2 | So. | Chicago |
| 14 | Paxton Lumpkin | G | 6–1 | So. | Chicago |
| 15 | Sam Gee | G | 6–1 | So. | Washington, Indiana |
| 20 | Jim Barley | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Marion, Indiana |
| 21 | Hallie Bryant | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Indianapolis |
| 22 | Warren Fisher | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 23 | Jim Phipps | G | 5–11 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 24 | Ray Ball | F | 6–3 | So. | Elkhart, Indiana |
| 30 | Charlie Hodson | G | 5–9 | Jr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 31 | Pete Obremskey | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 32 | Dick Custer | C | 6–6 | So. | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| 33 | Archie Dees | C | 6–8 | So. | Mount Carmel, Illinois |
| 35 | Dick Neal | F | 6–5 | Jr. | Reelsville, Indiana |
| 43 | Cliff Williamson | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 44 | Wally Choice | F | 6–4 | Sr. | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 45 | Jerry Thompson | F | 6–5 | So. | South Bend, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/3/1955* | | Ohio | W 93–74 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/10/1955* | | Kansas State | W 96–72 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/12/1955* | | Saint Louis | L 75–86 | 2–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/17/1955* | No. 19 | at Missouri | W 81–78 | 3–1 | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| 12/19/1955* | No. 19 | Cincinnati | W 80–61 | 4–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/22/1955* | No. 18 | at Drake | W 82–79 | 5–1 | Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa |
| 12/27/1955* | | at Butler | W 94–70 | 6–1 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 1/2/1956 | | Northwestern | W 94–81 | 7–1 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/7/1956 | No. 13 | at Wisconsin | W 75–71 | 8–1 (2–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/9/1956 | No. 13 | at Minnesota | L 71–77 | 8–2 (2–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 1/14/1956 | No. 12 | Illinois Rivalry | L 72–96 | 8–3 (2–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/16/1956 | No. 12 | Michigan State | W 79–70 | 9–3 (3–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/30/1956* | | Notre Dame | W 81–76 | 10–3 (3–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/4/1956 | | at Ohio State | L 82–100 | 10–4 (3–3) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/6/1956 | | at Illinois Rivalry | L 89–92 | 10–5 (3–4) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/11/1956 | | Michigan | W 97–73 | 11–5 (4–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/13/1956 | | Wisconsin | L 67–69 | 11–6 (4–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/18/1956 | | at Michigan | W 80–75 | 12–6 (5–5) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/20/1956 | | Iowa | L 83–87 | 12–7 (5–6) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/25/1956 | | at Northwestern | W 84–82 | 13–7 (6–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 3/3/1956 | | Purdue Rivalry | L 71–73 | 13–8 (6–7) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/5/1956 | | at Iowa | L 73–84 | 13–9 (6–8) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||